Confessions of a Public Speaker

In this summary you will learn

• How to prepare to make a public presentation
• Why you should rehearse your talk
• What makes an audience pay attention

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Why you should read Confessions of a Public Speaker

Futurist and best-selling author Scott Berkun knows all about public presentations. He speaks often at high-tech conferences and other pressurized gatherings. His easy-going, colloquial approach and unpretentious, folksy advice make this an quick, entertaining and useful read. Although about half of what he says is not new, the book is memorable because of his candor about the self-consciousness and awkwardness that most people experience when speaking in public. Berkun convinces you that anyone can excel at public speaking. He offers many techniques to help with the most difficult aspect: being yourself. getAbstract recommends this amusing guide to anyone who has to get up and talk to a roomful of strangers.

About the Author

Scott Berkun is the best-selling author of Making Things Happen and The Myths of Innovation. He is a former teacher of creative thinking at the University of Washington, and his writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times and Wired.